Aubrey Dowson | |
Full Name: | Aubrey Osler Dowson |
Birth Date: | 10 November 1874 |
Birth Place: | Stockport, England |
Death Place: | Hanging Langford, England |
Position: | Forward |
Repyears1: | 1899 |
Repcaps1: | 1 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Aubrey Osler Dowson (10 November 1874 – 5 October 1940) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
Born in Stockport, Dowson was educated at Rugby School and New College, Oxford. He gained a rugby blue in 1896 and was a varsity athlete, specialising in the throwing events. A forward, Dowson also played rugby with Birmingham club Moseley and in 1899 was capped for England against Scotland at Blackheath.[2]
Dowson served in France with the 12th Rifle Brigade during World War I and was decorated with the Military Cross.[3]